 What's up, everybody? Welcome to SP on Buzz. My name is Liz Jackson. Nakama kawahida. Tuko kazi na hibaridi. I hope you're keeping warm. And today, I have the OG of Tiktok. Mr. Tiktok Mbenewe, wacha niyache agi introduce? Karibu, karibu, karibu, karibu. Hi, hi, niyazi mama. Niko pwanat kwa utuchapile introya ako. My name is Shira. I'm Brian Shira. Shira, wuko aji okofiti? I'm doing good. How about you? Niko pwa. Nice to see you. Nice to see you too, SPM. Hold up, dhoti na million years nga ufika place ni mefika. Na umefika, Shira. Akinigad. Let me say it's God and consistency. Ya, true. Nakuji tuma. So, Shira, wuna jotuna jone ishi na kuruama wuna faini ni Nairobi? I came for the Tumbili show. Ya, I came for the Tumbili show. I was invited. And it is good to support the content creators because you lift me up, I lift you up. So, whenever I have a show, then he is going to come up. And when he comes up, other content creators are going to come. So, simple as that. So, you and Tumbili are friends? Yes. Ya, we are just friends. Tuna sa idea na kwa content, idea zi vivi. Let me say that. So, for you, kutoka na kuru kujana Nairobi show ya Tumbili. That's a bit. You guys are really friends. Ya, we really are good friends. So, Shira, the last time we saw you, kwa pala Naiwasha. There are videos of you. Tupe Zandani Zanibasha. What happened in Naiwasha, Shira? Naiwasha was the best place to be. But I think behind the scenes in the Zosiyu song is the whole story. I was working like I don't know. It was a balance. Another one I saw outfit. There was also another one I was shaking yash. Oh my God, there were so many videos. But I enjoyed the moment. Nothing much happened. Ushirati tukidogo hapa na pala. Sila zima kwa ni. So, how did it feel ukonaibasha na kila mdruna kujua? Oh my God, it was an amazing experience. Like, walking unapitatu akuna pastu people. Oh, ni haji chira. There was actually a time that I had to go lock myself in the car. Because now this is just too much. Sikwana expect that I am this popular. It feels nice. And I thank God for it. So, Shira, I do follow you on Tik Tok and Nanyanga Live Zako. And I must say one of the thing in Yatulyona is this live that you are taking airways on live. Basically, why did you do that? Or what were you trying to teach people on that live? Actually, someone commented something. Have you taken your medicine? And I was like, okay, so what? It's my life. I know the specific time that I'm supposed to take my medication. And I was like, you know, taking two pills in a day doesn't affect me as a HIV positive. Actually boosts me. So, and on my bio, I'm a HIV activist. Though I've not come out clearly to the HIV activism fast because I want my content to sell fast. Mujwe kama mimi ni kama branch. Before, now I start the HIV activism in everything. I just wanted to sensitize people. People who are out here are sick. We content creators are, we are going through a lot. We are going through a lot. And people don't see behind the scenes. Kama sayara sijuntalipa renta je. Lakin in Yatulyona, kwa street. And then the forcing smile. But you don't know the struggles I'm going through. So, me taking a raise on life was like, it was a way of telling you, just shut the fuck up. Let me be me. I am living with HIV positive. Nasi kitu na ficha. Si fichangi. If you don't like me, you don't like me. And I have attracted friends who have really appreciated me. No, you know, you have an inside equal life. Being positive has filtered people who are not supposed to be in my life. Those that are there, those ones now who support me. I was thinking that I would do anything for them. They are going to be there for me. Because they understand that I have to take food. I have to eat health. They are not getting the same. So the supportive ones are the ones that have remained now. So I feel it has really helped me grow and just shown me who my real friends are. And I'm proudly positive. I'm proudly HIV positive. Yes, take it to the bank. Oh, so Shira, one of the questions for you today is, kuna wajis to riyako kabisa of your family, do you have relative family members and what's their take on your content online? I have a name to have my grandmother, my two cousins, that is Ian and Ryan. I love you so much Ian and Ryan. And they were shocked at first because of the things that I was doing coming up, coming online, having make up on, doing some crazy shoots. They were like, hey Brian, what are these? My grandmother was in shock at first, like actually when me opening up being HIV, she knew it through online. You can imagine the shock she got. And it's negative at some point. The extended family, it's negative. They're actually saying I'm an Illuminati now. Shira menge Illuminati. Shira menge deva worshiping. And I'm like, I don't even know the devil's house looks like. It's just negative but all the way, Shira will continue being Shira. Mi siya chikwa Shira. If you like me or don't like me, I don't care. I say this, I'm the OG of TikTok because I'm unapologetic about anything I say and anything I do. You seen shoots. Let's talk about that shoot. There's this recent shoot that you did that you had no clothes on Shira. No, I had clothes on. It didn't look like you had but anyway. That photo went viral but it was not even intended to go online. I just send a friend of mine. By the issue, nilifanya unayona zi before even posted it. Oh, she turned in unani. I left an influencer. I left a sister nayona kwa means I'm like, bro, that was private. That was private. All in all, I don't see anything bad about it. A man will come here and do a shotless photo and him in a boxa. But that will be okay and he's popping. But Shira is always in a hurry. So the negativity and I think people have put me in a place, in a pedestal where they don't expect me to go wrong. They don't expect me to make mistakes. So they criticize me a lot. They troll me a lot. A lot, a lot, a lot. Let them continue, let them continue. The more you talk, the more people know me. I'm talking about TikTok live again. This is live. Ulu kwa na social influencer. And I don't know why you guys had a march but it turned out to you confessing. Actually, imagine it was just a prank. I wanted to make him lively. He came so darling and I was like, bro, what's up? So this is all about me. I was like, ah, let me pull this stunt on him now. And have you guys talked after that? Yes, we talked. Oh, your friends? But no friends have not met physically, but we talked through the DMs. Okay. Nile, ilikwa tu ni umprank, alafu adasi kujwa ita go viral. But just believe it, unafanyanga, you don't even expect them to. Yeah. Alright, so Shira Tukendelea, you also confessed your love for the one and only Andrew Kibbe. Andrew Kibbe? Andrew Kibbe, bolo wacha ni kwa ngaliya proper. Kwanza your beards? Oh my. But for me and Andrew Kibbe, I really, really like his content in terms of he's a masculine guy who'll tell you to stop being petty. You're not depressed. It's because you're not doing something about what you're depressed about. So no one is going to tell you you need to wake up. You need to become the authentic self. You see, me after watching Kibbe, there is no authenticity me jilea tando manasa sana pa pao. I don't know that you understand. I admire his charisma, I admire his content, I admire his courage, speaking out and calling out people for their wrongs. He's just that person. He's my goat to content creator if I need motivation. If I need motivation, he's my goat too. That is why actually he stands nilii pultu apo tu kifalo fala tulgol tu naushangu alafobeshya wakwa niyambia. Nandju kibbe baidio wuki, wuki sema tuna ju nao chingia Andrew Kibbe sana. Ebo tufa wegu seme duki yote kusu Andrew Kibbe. Chira ni nani. Si kwa na joyitena viral. Yeah, but I really admire Andrew Kibbe and his content. I love what he does. And would you love Andrew Kibbe ako host kwa live ya ke? Yes, if you world Andrew Kibbe to my request. Andrew Kibbe, Andrew Kibbe I'm your biggest fan. Si zi mind kwa kwa live ya kwa but then na si na simu si ja li utani yon na tu kwa mamush. But si zi mind kwa na Andrew Kibbe kwa live. It would be unknown actually. It would be unknown. I think me and Andrew Kibbe are the biggest influences right now. Ya. Si zi mind. So tuki malizia, Shira, what do you tell people who feel you're a little bit explicit about the TikTok? I'm not a little bit explicit. I'm just myself. I just express myself. And going back to the point of someone else will do a shot less. But Shira cannot come on live shot less. Si geni standarts gani mume ni ya kea zi nye sifa yati, sifa yiku cross the boundary ama si sifa yiku ni ni ku ongeya na watu, una get. Nya kwa tatusi watu wihai bdi nya kwa nya kwa nya kwa But Shira ziku za apa ni ku address like I'm saying you insult me but why won't I talk back? So when I talk back I am the problem but she's the one who provoked me. Anyway, ni live. And what's your relationship with the rest of TikTokers kina muiti nya kwa? Do you guys talk? Personally, I don't talk to nya kwa but when we meet online on live at ni pandisha ni I say hi but not behind the tent. Muiti, we are good friends. So many, there is Thief, there is Sheryl Gabrielle, there is Kabugi, nivili amutunangi pamaoza but the same circle we support each other. Tuna apa ni shananga live we meet, have a good time but sometimes you'll not see us in front of the camera because they have brands. I have my brand and personally it's the moment that I'm now beginning to create the brand. So for them wana semanga ni kwa nekana namao gita it's a letter but she doesn't mean kisi jimbona. But I understand, I understand, I understand. I think that is why so many content creators don't want me in there. Do you feel like content creators are hanging out with you? Ya, all content creators right now are wedding hanging out with me. Nisa wa, misi jali, misi jali, but miki para gigs muiti e. Ya, they say ngao ni kwa nekana ata mula moa ni juzi ni li kwa Kenya National Theatre. He say he doesn't want to be seen with me and I'm like, oh why? So but I understand when they say they don't want to hang out with me. It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay. I've been born alone, I'm a no fan so I know how to live alone. Survival, yes. Alright guys, so I've been talking to Brand Shira. Thank you so much for honouring my invite. I hope you guys enjoyed this interview. See you on the next one.